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Last night I watched the movie This Movie Is Not Yet Rated. The movie is a documentary that investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picute Association of America rates films. Though it's not in my interest to what a movie is rated anymore, I did find it interesting to find out that certain studios seem to get preferential treatment and the MPAA views on sex and violence. The producer of this film hired a private eye to get the names and info on those who were raters and of those who sit on the appeals panel.
In my day, any mention of the F word would certainly rate a movie R if you could find a movie with that word. These days, not so and even a PG rated movie can have that word. However, it all depends on how the word is used. If used as a verb, it's almost gotta be an R rating. Violence, no matter how violent won't mean an R rating unless it involves a female. That could almost rate an NC17, a rating that no one wants. When it comes to sex, wow, there are so many different things that can give a file the dreaded NC17 but yet it can also receive a PG13. An NC17 rating might not be all that bad for movie producers if it weren't for a couple of reasons. One big reason is an NC17 movie can't be released from a major studio. It has to be distributed by that studio or it goes no where. That pretty much guarentees that an independent studio will be behind such movies. Secondly, and NC17 rating almost guarentees no advertising, thus limiting the audience.
The whole reason for the MPAA ratings is of course so parents can control what their children see. Just as with the music industry and the gaming industry, many parents think their children are being protected when in fact, they aren't.
Oh yeah, I forgot. The movie I watched was rated NC17.
In my day, any mention of the F word would certainly rate a movie R if you could find a movie with that word. These days, not so and even a PG rated movie can have that word. However, it all depends on how the word is used. If used as a verb, it's almost gotta be an R rating. Violence, no matter how violent won't mean an R rating unless it involves a female. That could almost rate an NC17, a rating that no one wants. When it comes to sex, wow, there are so many different things that can give a file the dreaded NC17 but yet it can also receive a PG13. An NC17 rating might not be all that bad for movie producers if it weren't for a couple of reasons. One big reason is an NC17 movie can't be released from a major studio. It has to be distributed by that studio or it goes no where. That pretty much guarentees that an independent studio will be behind such movies. Secondly, and NC17 rating almost guarentees no advertising, thus limiting the audience.
The whole reason for the MPAA ratings is of course so parents can control what their children see. Just as with the music industry and the gaming industry, many parents think their children are being protected when in fact, they aren't.
Oh yeah, I forgot. The movie I watched was rated NC17.